Yeast.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

GOTTLIEB HEILENMAN, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

YEAST.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 690,279, dated December31, 1901.

Application filed February 27, 1901. Serial No. 49,167. (No specimens.)

To aZZ whom, it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, GOTTLIEB HEILENMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Louisville,in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky,have invented a new and useful Yeast, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to yeast, and more particularly to that classknown as yeastflour, and it has for its object to provide a salt-risingyeast which may be easily compounded, Will be cheap, and will be a mostefficient compound.

The yeast-flour consists of corn meal, potatoflour, bicarbonate of soda,common salt or sodium chlorid, and anise-flour, also sugar.

In the manufacture of one pound of the yeast-flour I take of cornmealtwelve ounces; potato-flour, two ounces; bicarbonate of soda, one-halfounce; salt, one-half ounce; sugar, one-half ounce,and auise-flou rone-half ounce, which ingredients are mixed thoroughly by sifting anumber of times together. vWhen the ingredients are thoroughlycommingled, the compound is ready for use.

When the yeast is to be used, it is placed in a jar and boiling water isstirred into it, the water being added in the proportion of three quartsto one pound of yeast. A cover is then tied snugly over the jar, and itis per- 30 mitted to stand from twelve to fourteen hours in atemperature of from 90 to 100. The cover is then removed, and thecontents of the jar is stirred thoroughly with a wooden spoon, afterwhich it is again covered and allowed to stand for two hours. to beadded to the ingredients of the bread to be baked. v

In practice the specific proportions given may be varied slightlywithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A yeast consisting of cornmeal, potatoflour,sodium bicarbonate, sodium chlorid, sugar, and anise-flour.

2. A yeast comprising the ingredients and proportions, substantially asfollows; cornmeal twent-y-four parts, potato-flour four parts, and onepart each of sodium bicarbonate, salt, sugar and anise-flour.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GOTTLIEB HEILENMAN.

Witnesses:

Jos. L. L. FLYNN, J. O. MARTIN.

The yeast is then ready

